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/***************************************
* Countdown 1.2 *
* ------------- *
* *
* Please (1) do not remove this header *
* and (2) only distribute this program *
* in its original, uneditted form. *
* *
* Use and transmission of this script *
* is governed by the included license *
* agreement. The latest version is *
* also available online at *
* http://jholman.com/about/license/ *
* *
* © Jeff Holman 2003 *
* *
* Email: admin@jholman.com *
* Web: http://www.jholman.com/ *
***************************************/
// See ReadMe.txt for usage instructions.
// Use included 'checktime.php' to determine server offset from your local time
// and change value below:
define("OFFSET", 0);
/* NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW */
define("YSECS", 365*24*60*60);
define("DSECS", 24*60*60);
define("HSECS", 60*60);
define("MSECS", 60);
function countdown($detail, $year, $month = 1, $day = 1, $hour = 0, $minute = 0, $second = 0) {
$years = $days = $hours = $minutes = $seconds = 0;
$now = mktime() + OFFSET*60*60;
$then = mktime($hour, $minute, $second, $month, $day, $year);
$cdown = abs($then - $now);
if ($detail == 1) $years = round($cdown/YSECS);
else $years = floor($cdown/YSECS);
$cdown %= YSECS;
if ($detail == 2) $days = round($cdown/DSECS);
else $days = floor($cdown/DSECS);
$cdown %= DSECS;
if ($detail == 3) $hours = round($cdown/HSECS);
else $hours = floor($cdown/HSECS);
$cdown %= HSECS;
if ($detail == 4) $minutes = round($cdown/MSECS);
else $minutes = floor($cdown/MSECS);
$cdown %= MSECS;
$seconds = $cdown;
$tnums = array($years, $days, $hours, $minutes, $seconds);
$ttext = array("year", "day", "hour", "minute", "second");
$shown = 0;
for ($i=0;$i<$detail;$i++) {
if ($tnums[$i]) {
echo "$tnums[$i] $ttext[$i]";
$shown++;
if ($tnums[$i] != 1) echo "s";
$count = 0;
for ($j=$i+1;$j<$detail;$j++) {
if ($tnums[$j]) $count++;
}
switch($count) {
case 0: break 2;
case 1: if ($shown>1) echo ","; echo " and "; break;
default: echo ", "; break;
}
}
}
if ($now > $then) echo " ago";
if ($now == $then) echo "now";
}
?> countdown(4, 2004, 4, 1, 8, 1, 1); ?>
left till the begining of the Conference
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An Afghan boy has told the BBC he feels no bitterness about being held
in the US Guantanamo camp for terror suspects.
More than a year after being captured by US troops fighting members of the
Taleban and al-Qaeda, Naqibullah, 13, is back home in eastern Afghanistan.
Naqibullah wants compensation to pay for a medical education
He spent much of his time in captivity in Camp Iguana, the children's
section of the US detention centre on the tropical island of Cuba.
The teenager said he felt fine and was happy to tell his story.
He had never even been to Kabul, let alone outside Afghanistan, before he
was taken prisoner by the Americans.
"I hadn't done anything, but they suspected me because I was standing next
to some men who had guns," he said.
"I told them I was innocent. I don't even know how to use a gun."
'Guest treatment'
Unlike most of those in Guantanamo Bay, he was not forced to wear an orange
boiler suit, or shackled and hooded.
He behaves better with his sisters and brothers, he shows me more respect
Inside Guantanamo
In fact, apart from the two other boys released with him, he says he saw no
other detainees.
He even says he was treated like a guest of the US forces.
"We were not like prisoners there. We were not tortured. They didn't tie our
hands. And they gave us education," he said.
There is no bitterness or anger, but the boy learned enough English to make
this one demand of the Americans: "I want the Americans to pay me because I
was not a criminal. I want them to help me become a doctor."
Life changed
After more than a year in US custody, Naqibullah is now trying to adjust to
life back home in his village.
It is hard to exaggerate just what a strange and unsettling experience this
has been for him, but this is perhaps not the Guantanamo Bay story you might
expect.
At the mosque, Naqibullah's father, Gul Mohammed, leads prayers. His
attitude shows the very different culture and mindset here.
Naqibullah may face difficulties adjusting back to village life
You might think he would be angry with the Americans. Actually he thinks
they have done Naqibullah a favour.
"He has learnt to speak English. He has come back with an education. He
knows about things," Gul Mohammed said.
"He behaves better with his sisters and brothers, he shows me more respect,
and he has been to big places like Kabul, and the rest of the world."
But it could be difficult for Naqibullah now. As I leave his village, he
says: "I want to go to the city."
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include('nav_right_general.php');
?>
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